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How Ex-SEAL on Child Rescue Mission Became Island Kingpin

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN

A mercenary tied to a Trump-friendly nonprofit got rights in 2019 to take over the controversial development of a Haitian island.

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A photo illustration of David Lopez in front of scenes from Haiti
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When a former Navy SEAL with ties to a raft of Trumpworld figures landed in Haiti nearly a decade ago, his putative mission was to lead raid and rescue operations that would recover a missing American child.

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